nil desperandum

/nɪl dɛspəˈɹændəm/

interjection

Do not despair.

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Meanings

interjection
  1. Do not despair.

Origin

Latin nīl ‘nothing’, dēspērandum, gerund of dēspērāre ‘despair’, as used in Nil desperandum Teucro duce et auspice Teucro ‘no need to despair with Teucer as your leader and Teucer to protect you’, in Horace, Odes.

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APA

nil desperandum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nil%20desperandum

MLA

“nil desperandum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nil%20desperandum. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nil desperandum,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nil%20desperandum.

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